Acanthaceae
Nerve plant
Fittonia albivenis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Fittonia
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Nerve Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Nerve Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Bringing Houseplants in for Winter - Burke County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension University or extension
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Is Nerve plant safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Nerve plant safe for cats?
Our sources call Nerve plant non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Nerve Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Nerve plant safe for dogs?
Our sources call Nerve plant non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Nerve Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Nerve plant safe for kids?
Our sources call Nerve plant non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Bringing Houseplants in for Winter - Burke County Center | N.C. Cooperative Extension University or extension
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- فيتونيا البيفينيس
- Chinese
- 網紋草, 网纹草, 嫣红蔓, 白网纹草, 紅網紋草
- English
- Nerve plant
- Hungarian
- Piroserű hálóslevél
- Persian
- فیتونیا ورسافلتی
- Polish
- Fitonia białożyłkowa
- Swedish
- Åderblad
- Thai
- พรมออสเตรเลีย
Synonyms
- Adelaster albivenis Lindl. ex Veitch
- Adelaster albovenosus Jacob-Makoy
- Eranthemum rubronervium J.J.Veitch
- Eranthemum rubrovenium J.J.Veitch
- Eranthemum verschaffeltii (Lem.) Voss
- Fittonia argyroneura Coem.
- Fittonia metallica Jacob-Makoy
- Fittonia pearcei (H.J.Veitch) Verschaff.
- Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
- Fittonia verschaffeltii f. argyroneura (Coem.) Voss
- Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura (Coem.) Regel
- Gymnostachyum argyroneurum (Coem.) J.Verschaff.
- Gymnostachyum pearcei H.J.Veitch
- Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii Lem.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Amanda Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Amanda Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Louise Wolff -- darina 00:12, 7 May 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amanda Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jefferson Liborio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lilian Lizeth Pizarro Parary, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.